“He says he won’t quit, so how do you solve a problem like Donald Trump?”
National Post reports.
Category Archives: campaigns
“How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency; It’s unlikely, but far from impossible”
“US voters in Israel say iVoteIsrael flubbed absentee ballot requests”
Jerusalem Post:
Several US citizens in Israel complained that get-out-the-vote organization iVoteIsrael did not mail in their ballots ahead of deadline.
Absentee ballot requests must be postmarked by Friday at the latest in order to be accepted in New York,… Continue reading
“Hunter pushes Coast Guard to lease or buy ship owned by top campaign donor”
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, has been pushing the U.S. Coast Guard to buy or lease a polar ice-breaking ship owned by one of his top campaign contributors, although the Coast Guard has repeatedly said the vessel doesn’t… Continue reading
“Google searches for ‘write-in’ are off the charts”
Disgraceful If True Dept: “Did Right-Wing Group Citizens United Target Dementia Sufferers for Fundraising?”
Daily Beast:
And it has a history of sending out mailers that raise serious ethical questions—and that may prey on senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Citizens United, David Bossie, and the Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests… Continue reading
“David Jolly blasts ‘false’ Democratic ad tying Republican congressman to Donald Trump”
Tampa Bay Times:
So when the incumbent Republican congressman saw an image Tuesday night that depicted him shaking hands with Trump flicker across a TV screen while attending an event at Bella Brava restaurant, he did a double-take.
“Not only… Continue reading
“Donald Trump’s New Attack Strategy: Suppress Clinton Vote”
WSJ:
Donald Trump, faced with opposition inside and outside his party, plans to renew the nationalist themes that built his base and amplify his no-holds-barred attacks againstHillary Clinton to depress Democratic voter turnout, his advisers said.
Following… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Your vote really, really, really counts — a lot. You can consider me as an exhibit A of that group. Now, for those of you who are younger than 25, you might not remember the election of 2000 and what… Continue reading
“Kobach: Trump comments ‘pale in comparison’ to issues facing country”
Bryan Lowry reports:
Kobach, who made no public comments about the tape over the weekend, said he remains committed to supporting Trump. He cited issues such as border security and the national debt as the reason.
“These issues are… Continue reading
“Trump Cites Bogus Story From Russian Propaganda Outlet At PA Rally”
TPM:
Donald Trump read from an article ripped from Sputnik News, the Kremlin-backed news outfit, that misattributed quotes to a Hillary Clinton adviser to make the case at a Monday rally that her advisors thought she could have “done something”… Continue reading
“Early Voting Could Hand Election to Hillary Clinton Well Before Nov. 8”
NYT:
Democrats are requesting more absentee ballots in Florida than they were at this point in 2012, with increases of 50 percent in the heavily Hispanic areas around Miami and Orlando. In North Carolina, where Mitt Romney built enough of… Continue reading
How Big Money Sways Policy Even When It Isn’t Spent
I made this point in Plutocrats United, and here it is in relation to opposition to the American-US Air airline merger, via ProPublica:
While labor was the friendly face of the merger, Tom Horne, the former Arizona attorney general,… Continue reading
“Wikileaks Emails Purport to Reveal Ties Between Clinton Campaign, Super PAC”
WSJ:
WikiLeaks’ latest release of what the website says are emails taken from the Clinton campaign reveals the close ties between campaign and its allied super PAC, illustrating a growing trend this election cycle.
The emails—whose authenticity the Clinton campaign… Continue reading